Success Freak: Kick Ass in Life in 7 Days

by Bruno Gralpois

Decide or delay: If you are to make a decision, you must either decide on the spot, or delay making that decision until you have more information or need to further reflection. Either way, you must decide quickly and move on to the next one. For example, you might receive a text asking you to jump on a call the next day. You can immediately confirm or decline it, or delay responding until you have better visibility of your calendar. Drive or deflect: If an action is required, you must decide to either see it through to completion or deflect it and do nothing. If it’s an email, you can simply decide to delete it and move on. For example, you may be asked to provide a point of view on a topic. You might decide to contribute your perspective and drive the discussion. Or, you might simply decide that the question has little merit or limited value to you and simply ignore it by deflecting. If you take action, apply yourself fully. You probably won’t have time to fix it later or redo it. Distribute or delegate: If the activity is based on information that is of tangible value, it can either be distributed to the right individuals, or delegated to others for them to act. For example, someone might ask for an updated sales report. You might decide to respond by distributing the information to all concerned parties or ask someone else who is better positioned to fulfill the request to take on the responsibility of sharing this information.